Humans can develop pediatric kidney tumors called Wilm’s tumors. If one identifies the specific genes that cause Wilm’s tumor, or that concomitantly change expression levels in the tumor tissue, then diagnosis and eventually ...

Mammals are able to gain cholesterol from two sources: diet and endogenous synthesis. However, the only means of cholesterol removal is reverse cholesterol transport (RCT), in which cholesterol is transported to the liver ...

BACKGROUND: Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), developed by Alfred Bandura, is a theory often employed for health promotion. This theory focuses on a set of determinants, examining how each operates, and translating information ...

GOALS: Technological advancements, along with their refinements, have substantially increased the amount of wound closure tools at the disposal of the surgeon. Barbed sutures, with a unique design containing circumferentially ...

BACKGROUND: The term “adolescent fertility rate” refers to the number of births per 1000 in girls ages 15-19. In July 2013, the adolescent fertility rate in rural Yantaló, Peru, was nearly 10%, almost double the national ...